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Billionaires Back Antismoking Effort - New York Times

Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced their anti-smoking initiative on Wednesday in New York. By DONALD G. MCNEIL JR Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Wednesday that they would spend $500 million to stop ... » read more...

Cell phones: A fatal distraction or health tool? - Julie's Health Club - Chicago Tribune Blog

Talk on it while you’re driving and you’re four times more likely to have a crash that will send you to the hospital. But if you do have a terrible wreck and need assistance, your phone’s ICE (in case of emergency) contact—or your own downloaded ... » read more...

Discovery may boost statin safety - BBC News

Scientists have pinpointed a gene mutation as a major cause of a rare side effect of the cholesterol-lowering drugs statins. They hope the discovery could lead to a simple test to identify patients at increased risk of myopathy - severe muscle pain and ... » read more...

Salmonella Outbreak Exposes Food-Safety Flaws - Wall Street Journal

By JANE ZHANG and JANET ADAMY The twisting road that led federal investigators to announce Monday that they found a single contaminated jalapeño pepper grown in Mexico and sitting at a distribution center in McAllen, Texas -- the smoking gun in the ... » read more...

Viagra helpful to women on antidepressants, study finds - Los Angeles Times

In a small study, 72% of those on SSRIs -- which can have debilitating sexual side effects -- reported improvement when taking the male impotence drug. » read more...

Flying can be a rough ride for autistic children, families - USA Today

By Rebecca Kaplan, USA TODAY With heightened security regulations and frequent delays, airplane travel can be an unpleasant ordeal for anyone. » read more...

New rule fights West Nile virus - Boston Globe

In Halifax, that kiddie pool left for days on the front lawn isn't just unwelcome; it's a crime, of sorts. The town has become one of the first communities in the state, if not the first, to enact an ordinance making it illegal to allow untreated water ... » read more...

World's largest online medical encyclopedia planned - San Jose Mercury News

By Sandy Kleffman Known as Medpedia, the site will be free and available to the public when it launches at the end of this year. Physicians, medical schools, hospitals and health organizations are volunteering to build a comprehensive clearinghouse for ... » read more...

New Recommendations for Prediabetes - WebMD

By Miranda Hitti July 23, 2008 -- If you're one of the estimated 57 million people in the US with prediabetes, an expert medical committee has some advice for you. » read more...

Study: Women more likely to get tattoos removed - KARE

It may have seemed like the coolest idea in the world at the time, but what happens when you're not so cool with your tattoo anymore? » read more...

Lance Armstrong, Four Former US Surgeons Spread Cancer Awareness - AHN

Columbus, OH (AHN) - World cycling champion Lance Armstrong and four former US surgeons general urged Americans on Wednesday to do more to prevent cancer and get recommended screening tests. » read more...

A Genetics Pioneer Who Mapped the Inner World - Washington Post

By David Brown Insights from the fully transcribed human genome -- those 3 billion letters of DNA -- will drive the medical discoveries of the 21st century and probably the 22nd century as well. » read more...

US Immigrants Bearing More of the TB Burden - Washington Post

By Amanda Gardner TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- In 2006, 57 percent of all tuberculosis cases in the United State were among foreign-born individuals and, as time passes, that population is under increased threat from the disease, ... » read more...

Simple Procedure Improves Male Fertility - Washington Post

By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- A simple, minimally invasive procedure can treat a common cause of male infertility and improve a couple's chances of having a baby, a new study finds. » read more...

Targeted Drug Boosts Survival Among Liver Cancer Patients - Washington Post

By Serena Gordon WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- The drug Nexavar can prolong the lives of people with liver cancer by an average of three months, new research shows. » read more...

Tobacco Plants Treat Cancer - Ivanhoe

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The treatment against a common form of cancer could come from plants, according to new findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine. » read more...

Four in 10 gay men don't tell doctors - New York Daily News

BY JORDAN LITE Four in 10 gay men in New York City are out to their doctors about their sexuality - meaning they are far less likely to get tested for HIV, health officials said Wednesday. » read more...

Lidocaine Gel May Ease Mammography Discomfort - Washington Post

By Serena Gordon TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- There's just no getting around the fact that mammograms are uncomfortable, but a new study suggests that applying a topical analgesic before the test could significantly ease the discomfort ... » read more...

A Government Threat to Birth Control - U.S. News & World Report

Sen. Hillary Clinton and other advocates of women's rights say a planned regulation could cut access to contraception By Deborah Kotz A new set of health laws that could be proposed by the government sometime in the next few weeks has women's health ... » read more...

Health Highlights: July 23, 2008 - Washington Post

Increasing rates of HIV/AIDS among Hispanics in the United States point to a simmering public health crisis, experts tell theWashington Post. » read more...

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